Pengfan Yuan is a motion designer and 3D artist specializing in animation, lighting, and visual storytelling across product, brand, and marketing content. She works with tools including After Effects, Cinema 4D, Blender, and Unreal Engine to translate ideas into clear, engaging motion. With a background in both design and real-time workflows, she focuses on thoughtful execution, strong visual craft, and efficient production.

Pengfan Yuan

Pengfan Yuan is a motion designer and 3D artist specializing in animation, lighting, and visual storytelling across product, brand, and marketing content. She works with tools including After Effects, Cinema 4D, Blender, and Unreal Engine to translate ideas into clear, engaging motion. With a background in both design and real-time workflows, she focuses on thoughtful execution, strong visual craft, and efficient production.

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Pengfan Yuan is a motion designer and 3D artist specializing in animation, lighting, and visual storytelling across product, brand, and marketing content. She works with tools including After Effects, Cinema 4D, Blender, and Unreal Engine to translate ideas into clear, engaging motion. With a background in both design and real-time workflows, she focuses on thoughtful execution, strong visual craft, and efficient production.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

VFX Artist at I,too - MIT AI Film Hackthon
February 1, 2025 - February 1, 2025
Designed and implemented real-time VFX for scene and object transitions in an XR film using Unity's Particle System and VFX Graph.
Lighting Artist at You Look Lonely - Virtual Production PreViz
September 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024
Created a cinematic previsualization inspired by Blade Runner 2049, focusing on emotional storytelling through lighting and composition in Unreal Engine 5. Utilized UE5's lighting system, sequencer, and MetaHuman animations to explore real-time mood setting, atmosphere, and visual rhythm.
Creative Design Intern at UID Culture Communication Agency
December 1, 2021 - February 1, 2022
Supported Levi’s 501 campaign by researching KOLs and co-developing branding strategies tailored to promotional channels. Designed campaign assets and ground activation prototypes using Cinema4D and Photoshop; contributed to retail and event visuals. Produced motion graphics for a Chivas ad, adapting content for the Chinese market across digital and streaming platforms.
Motion Designer at HydrateNOW
July 1, 2025 - Present
Developed motion graphics from storyboard to execution, including product animation, fluid simulation and typography reveals. Collaborated with the marketing team and refined a cross-platform workflow with Blender and Houdini to align branded motion deliverables with campaign goals. Created short-form marketing content using AI tools like Higgsfield, Nano Banana and VEO3, accelerating ideation and enhancing visual diversity for social media campaigns.

Education

M.F.A. in Media Design Practice at ArtCenter College of Design
January 11, 2030 - April 1, 2025
B.S. in Media and Communication Design at Tongji University
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2022

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services